Kayla McBride, Jessica Shepard and Bridget Carleton were all able to travel back to their respective hometowns in the United States with most European leagues on break last week and get some much-needed family time.
It is seldom talked about how much of a grind it is for WNBA players also play overseas during the W offseason. To get an idea of what it is like, McBride landed in Minneapolis from Turkey less than 72 hours before the tip of the 2021 WNBA season (and played in the season opener!); on the back end, she had only 10 days to mentally, emotionally and physically recover from a tough playoff loss before she was due back in Turkey with Fenerbahçe.